French authorities are in a standoff with the two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre in the town of Dammartin-en-Goële, northeast of Paris and a few kilometers from Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre are in a “siege” with French authorities, having taken at least one hostage at a print shop in the town of Dammartin-en-Goële, northeast of Paris. Flights at nearby Charles de Gaulle Airport are not affected, according to the official Aéroports de Paris Twitter feed. (The Guardian, NYT, and Twitter)

The New York Times editorial board writes about gun trafficking by airport workers: “Anyone who has spent time waiting shoeless on an airport check-in line — in fact, anyone who flies — should pay serious attention to the recent revelation that an airline baggage handler was allegedly able to smuggle 153 firearms in an accomplice’s carry-on bag on 17 Delta flights from Atlanta to New York during a seven-month period.” (NYT)

Searchers have detected “pings” that could reveal the location of AirAsia Flight 8501’s black boxes. (Reuters)

Boston will bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Not everyone is thrilled about the news. (NPR)

Inside Qatar Airways’ new A350. The Gulf carrier is the first to have the new composite-material widebody. (Jaunted)

Good news for future space tourists: Engineers are hard at work making space suits more comfortable. (Bloomberg Businessweek)